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Acts 29 - Paul’s Latter Ministries and Journeys

This study looks at Paul’s latter ministries and journey(s) which would have occurred after the close of Acts and the writing of the last seven books Paul wrote before he was executed by Niro. The goal of this study is to find evidence of Paul's fourth and perhaps a fifth missionary journey and when The Mystery was revealed to him during his journeys. Why this study? We need answers to some important questions: When did the church which is his body begin? This is essentially the same as asking – when was the mystery of Eph 3:9 revealed? How many ministries can we find that are different and concurrent during Acts and after Acts? This will involve John’s gospel and letters – what was the “highways” ministry – when was it to begin? Any other ministries? How does Paul relate to these?What were Paul’s movements Acts 29? This study will endeavor to answer these questions.

Lessons

The lesson on April 22, 2018 was part 4 of the "Acts 29" study. We quickly reviewed what we learned last time and then Wayne focused on the evidence of Paul's journey's between his first imprisonment and his last where he was beheaded. This study is taking a magnifying glass to the activities of Paul from Acts 28 to the end of 2 Timothy. Why was there an abrupt end to Acts 28 and where was the end? When Luke recorded in Acts 28:31 that Paul was "Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him." What message had changed? We looked at the word "suffered" in Acts 28:16 which gave us some insight into the freedom Paul had. When you study the pattern of what happened by looking at Felix, you can summarize by 1) Ministry to the Jews, unacceptable - rejection by Jews. 2) Roman involvement. 3) Judgement (no offense to Rome). 4) 2 years jail after Felix's pronouncement (Acts 24:27) Seeking to show a favor to the Jews. 5) Preach Kingdom. In summary, Paul kept preaching the hope of Israel after Acts 28 - he was preaching it to the end of Acts 28:31. Israel as to be given judgement of Isaiah 6:9-10 UNTL a complete forsaking was experienced in the land. How could we interpret historical records? The judgment of Israel under Titus was evidence that a highways "marriage of the lamb" ministry to the gentiles had begun. Paul was given at least two imprisonments in Rome and the Mystery was revealed after the first. The scripture reading was from Philemon 1:21-25 KJV

The lesson on May 6, 2018 was part 5 of the "Acts 29" study. Wayne having returned from the Truth for Today conference, he gave a brief recap and then continued with the Acts 29 study by looking at the word "Pragmatics" in Greek and showed how in Luke 1:1, it is has been translated to say "declaration of those things" which describe the actions of the Christ and the apostles. It is again used in Luke 19:13 with the word "occupy". This verse is asking the believers to do the same actions until Christ returns. How appropriate the name of the Book of Acts is "Acts of the Apostles" because

The lesson on May 13, 2018 was part 6 of the "Acts 29" study. Wayne gave us a brief review of last week but spent most of the time comparing Acts 28:25-28 KJV "25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, 26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: 27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see w

The lesson on May 20, 2018 was part 7 of the "Acts 29" study. Wayne briefly reviewed what we learned in part 6 and proceeded to take us on a journey to better understand the transition from Acts 28:31 to the revelation of The Mystery. The microscope is looking at the evidence of how the Kingdom of God, which was referenced 7 times in Acts the last being in verse 31 which is the last verse. The next time PAul brings it up is in Colossians 4:11 KJV when he is describing those of the circumcision that were fellow workers in the Kingdom of God. PAul specifically calls them fellow workers in

The lesson on May 27, 2018 was part 8 of the "Acts 29" study. Wayne reviewed what we learned last time and then spent the remaining lesson starting to answer the questions presented from part 7: 1) What happens when Israel becomes Lo-ammi? 2) Does the prophecy stop?